Nigeria: Internet Code of Practice 2026, including content moderation regulation, enters into force with grace period
Description
Internet Code of Practice 2026, including content moderation regulation, enters into force with grace period
On 15 May 2026, the Internet Code of Practice 2026, including content moderation regulation, enters into force with a grace period. The Code seeks to balance an open Internet with safeguards on privacy, child protection, harmful content, traffic man…
Scope
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services, platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: e-commerce, platform intermediary: other, infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2025-10-09
in consultation
2025-10-31
processing consultation
2026-02-13
adopted
2026-05-15
in grace period